This article surveys the cattle kingdom and cattle boom in Ellis County, Texas that started in the 1840s.

At this site take a look at maps of cattle drives from the ranches and ranges of Texas to the market places in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.

Read how the traditional Texas professions of ranching and farming have changed throughout the history of Texas.

This is an impressive history of the introduction of beef to the Great Plains region complete with videos, photos, and lesson plans.

This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....